Nonstop flight route between Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,172 miles (or 3,496 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between West Kootenay Regional Airport and Pope Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCG / CYCG |
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Location: | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°17'45"N by 117°37'56"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCG |
More Information: | YCG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POB / KPOB |
Airport Name: | Pope Field |
Location: | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'14"N by 79°0'51"W |
View all routes: | Routes from POB |
More Information: | POB Maps & Info |
Facts about West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG):
- Selkirk College’s Aviation - Professional Pilot programme operates two Web-cams that depict current conditions.
- In 2006, Castlegar airport was developing departure procedures for night time operation, but as of 2010 the airport was certified for daytime operation only.
- The furthest airport from West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,566 miles (17,005 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "West Kootenay Regional Airport", another name for YCG is "Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport".
- The closest airport to West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YCG.
- West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Pope Field (POB):
- The drop zones, low-level routes, and dirt landing zones at Fort Bragg became familiar to many men bound for Southeast Asia.
- In December 1992, C-130s from the 2d Airlift Squadron deployed to Mombasa, Kenya, to participate in Operation PROVIDE RELIEF.
- Original operations included photographing terrain for mapping, carrying the mail, and spotting for artillery and forest fires.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
- The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 1930s saw the first major expansion of the facilities at Pope.
- The 464th provided airlift of troops and cargo, participated in joint airborne training with Army forces, and took part in tactical exercises in the United States and overseas.